The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1887-06-02


81 the turn OF the gendarme, cheered by fre-
arent stIi to- his gourd md the grateful
NTH of the fire, he gave rs the foI1owS
history 81 80
which am going to tell you, =,
Gaid he is the saddest episode OF my life,
sffor Isgas but s5 2s years Of age, and, with.
sGut flat term uyyself; a well set boy.
SDetaiIed to- tie post Of, Crris-t1e extreme
Fort de3 Rousses-.int winter. of 18-,
sSenduresl some terrible suferirgs, every
nf my life exposed to sthes danger and
hardshiS Of that open frontier and the
81 81 Forests Amont. IS Ah; those miserable
s. Snug lers, whose route Z had TO watchi
81 Mans anight have i passed in o hole in
the rocks or in the branches ct the pines
IS ia. those Eackless woods vii s.;e one only
meets with croWB and poisonous reptilesl
~ sButto return to my story: One after
noon thec corporal came to me and said:
s Abran this evening the little Francois
and his tWoS$ dogs Of brothers will load
themselS ut Des: Rousses;s they viii be
obnge 70 return through the ho1lows Of
GE6laa am going to post myself be.
tns hem the eutenant under the Yer
millay, and Yousins the e&loW itself. As
9 sii1list start ut once. and take Biiou with
:Szycu Come hurry up; boy; : this trip re-
8: cures nerve. ;s 81
iou, to whom tie corporal referred,
SVas the canishe OF the post; theres was
nothmg like him to scent the smugglers,
and moreover, to tell / the truth, he had
& %oncesh sheeIf "a contraband himself, having
3 ssarTedtOSpass ieWelIy and clock works
&; co! !icsaled under his hair through the
lines ltp; Trance. 5eS;
had found him after d sbraWl;
and bleeding had cared for and
SscIrreS him; and since then The had neSar
SSlsftt BY 4Eo:clook Was on the road.
Tie ground d:WaS covered with snow, and
saHeyerystep / sank to my knees in spite
fsInyS snow zshoes.. The carbine slung
q across my shonld ders, the: sword at my
iistt, my heavy capote and Alpenstock
ids NOT render;me Iight of weight. Z as.
esure syou But IS went On, with q brave
i hparts sins spite cf nv disflc1lties. pleased
wiki thes Thought 5. of measuring nv
strength in open fght with this terrible
sI5PaHts Francois, who daily defed our
fnlness, and on Sunday openly
walked with the girls Of the neighbor-
hood Hesdid it to make us enyious, for
villain knew TINT we were not made
of stones end with an income Of only
gSss rtys cents a day from the government
not likeiy:to loe looked upon with fayors
/! hen I; think Of him, that scamp with
shis pockets full of gold, and Jewels enough
7 s5fD terantt. 1 e even the virgin Of Notre Dame
Ssd,ArzIer nv blood boils, andAbut listen,
gentlemen, listen. to the end.
81 81 had aIrcady Y bean travelling for oyer
q. tgo hours: hSi when at last 1. approached d. the
olIowof cronraz. a narrow defiIe between
Ssssfle Noi1r. ont and Mont Sallez. q mere
sgoat, 81 nati: In fact: to the right Of It n
S fsals1, snrecinice ss to Tho left e nolisbed
5y,,Il yyhat;a q beioLt-yot less tlan
1oatras -. -
I'm g,Se fn,. tho rn1d ard
~ 4,es, hi, eoroets
ar canteoaI-u I;Ises1 ycbosa trnnts
ss1gara messed viii soc Igbnse branches
5 liant, and cracked snnder the weight of
sssIIoW-san5l not q sorl ye.1nyself in the
whole of that icy solitude / 7 walked perhaps
E2sdf)) feet2 into the defIe. then seated myself
Se M f:l53e2 snow gtn smoke. Tine night Was
M cIsa,% hriyl,t; +; ibrIt; T smoked with com.
fnT I I-nayv IerfectIv 1ye1J that tba
would rernai,, et Des Ronsses
nnts Ia o,ciock; at least. in order to arrive
ct Bsgnins about daybreak.
tnls time, stne so1d %oegln9ng 70
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9asd =, ,,,5 co1,oraii 1,;th oreyel end fine
;, ~, his foot inInna1
IN ? q, !, vi yyhininr I disn1eased
5neasg no rosition in which he
5}saInd iiT,self II was iiftscnIt To fell which
ssfSr tiesIirbt ofs NV lantern. fortll-
snafelys:unbrroten: in the all, I began to ex.
lssamina the surroundings; but, sacre Dieu!
Yhat did & see stacked upon every sue OF
Packages OF Wnea5 ~ ea anu sugars eales
sof tobacco VINE q nom on berne, cigars HoH
NeTeNS and heaven knows: What .pesldes!
twas complete store house, IN fact, anu
IDENTIFY q den Of Petit Francois In which
Ito hide away the contrahand merchandise
1Mought into france. IN all there was,
perhaps ,OU0francs, worth, anu as me
state gave Sus the right no one-naI Ine !,